Serious trophy collectors and old Africa hands simply seeking an excuse to return to Ethiopia will be interested in a brand new hunting concession recently secured by Nassos and Jason Roussos of Ethiopian Rift Valley Safaris (ERVS). According to Rich Elliott, the company's US representative, the area is the first hunting concession ever opened in the Somali Region of the country.

Known as Biye Bahi, which means "good water" in Somali, this hunting area is located in northeastern Ethiopia about 60 kilometers north of a town called Harar (which is about 200 kilometers east of Addis Ababa). Elliot says the area is teaming with Somali Soemmering's gazelle and northern gerenuk. This latter subspecies is reportedly huntable only in Ethiopia and is available in only one other hunting concession. Elliot claims Biye Bahi also promises to produce big lesser kudu, possibly even bigger than the ones found in the Omo Valley - which currently dominate the top-ranking entries in the SCI record book.....